Senior Systems Engineer - Landing Gear

Responsibilities

• Prepare system design verification documentation
  - System Design Description/Design Data Packages (DDPs).

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Senior Systems Engineer
- Landing Gear Systems will provide technical ownership of landing gear systems across the UAV development lifecycle, from requirements and system architecture through design, integration, verification and flight testing. The role works closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and suppliers to deliver safe, reliable and certifiable solutions.

Working within ADASI’s aerospace environment, the role offers broad exposure to UAV development and the opportunity to build deep landing gear expertise while developing wider systems engineering and technical leadership capabilities.

• Define landing gear system requirements and architecture in alignment with overall airframe design and mission requirements.
• Develop technical specifications for landing gear components, including shock absorbers, struts, actuators, wheels, and retraction systems.
• Ensure design life‑cycle management in accordance with ARP
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• Perform system sizing and configuration trade‑off studies based on UAV mission profiles, landing loads, and ground‑operation constraints.
• Ensure requirement definition, design processes, verification, and integration activities are established and effectively managed for custom‑developed systems, both internally and/or through suppliers.
• Prepare system design verification documentation
  - System Design Description/Design Data Packages (DDPs).

• Lead the integration of the landing gear system with structural components, avionics, hydraulic systems, and control systems.
• Define and manage mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic interfaces.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Collaborate with airframe design teams to optimize mounting arrangements, center‑of‑gravity considerations, retraction mechanisms, and maintenance access.
• Resolve system‑level interface and integration issues through cross‑functional coordination.

• Conduct and support system‑level analyses, including static loads, kinematic, dynamic, and fatigue analyses.
• Develop System Safety Assessments, including Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Preliminary System Safety
• Assessment (PSSA), while supporting safety engineers as required.
• Coordinate with structural analysis teams to define and assess landing load cases.
• Establish and support system verification and validation activities.
• Support ground and flight testing.

• Develop, manage, and maintain landing gear system requirements and traceability using DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools.
• Ensure requirements are appropriately allocated, verified, and traceable throughout the system development life cycle.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace and defense standards, regulatory requirements,…